It's Still Cold, We Still Have ICE, But Life Goes On

So, we continue onward - cold and under seige. Although the general world is appalled at what went on in Minneapolis over the weekend, it's not stopping ICE from doing whatever they think they should do. At least Mother Nature isn't being kind - it's been damned cold. The "agents" are, of course, dressed in their cold weather gear, but it's got to be uncomfortable for them, despite the layers. The protesters gather together, and they've got warmth in numbers and crowds. But it's a stand-off and not a comfortable one. 

We're not backing down - we want ICE out of the Twin 
Cities. Minneapolis is in turmoil right now, and the only 
thing we've really got working for us is our weather, which 
is NOT kind to protestors or ICE. 

I did get the second payment off to Travis yesterday. I has asked Chickie to write down the directions from A to Z and she actually did pretty well at it. I did have to phone her, but it ended up being an easy find to get the check attached to my email to Travis. He sent me a return email within 30 minutes informing me that he had received it, so we're still on track for liquidating the business. 

It's a good photo of Travis. Does he actually look 
like this now? Hard to say. His book has actually 
been around for a while, and I suspect he's older, 
just like the rest of us. He lives in Florida, so 
who's to say? 

We need to bring a set of print drawers home. I think I know where he wants to put them, and they'll fit - snugly, but they'll fit. I have four double sets, so a total of 20 drawers between the upstairs and the framing area. We want ten of those at home. We'll probably sell the other set and I'm sure we'll get a buyer for them - they're lovely, and we've had people inquire about them in the past. 

We have two sets of wooden print drawers. They're lovely, 
and we'll bring one set of ten drawers home, but we'll 
sell the other set. I'm quite sure we'll have a buyer, we 
actually get a fair number of people asking to buy them 
over the years. 

DH did a major remodel on the North side of the shop over the past few days. He removed about half of the library area and consolidated the books onto a single bookshelf and extension instead of two. It looks a lot better. He also built another artwork display/sale case from an old fixture we had used for Pendleton blankets (when we used to sell them - when they were still reasonably priced). What he did was excellent and we'll get some good use from the new artwork display fixture. 

We used to carry a large variety of Pendleton blankets for 
sale (until their prices went through the roof). They were 
always a good seller - they're used for a variety of special 
occasion gifts, and are also an essential funeral gift. 

I have a lot of work to do in the downstairs framing area. We still have prints down there that need to be mounted and shrink wrapped, or framed in some cases. That'll be my focus over the next week, for as much as possible in any case. I'll also have to take a trip to my framing supply company tomorrow to get some frame stock, and get some assembly components. 

I used to do a lot of picture framing, especially when I ran my 
Mall of America store. I still have my supplier, however, 
so I can still get frame stock when I need to get some. 

So, I'm off to the swimming pool, grateful for the fact that I live in St Paul, not Minneapolis, and hoping that my city can continue to avoid ICE and the trauma that our Twin City is facing every day now. Have a good Tuesday and I'll be back tomorrow.